i'll get around to doing something a but more inventive/creative one day
other than copying text from a magazine and linking in youtube videos
but it's kind of fun putting pictures to words
to describe the list of 50 world music rhythms suggested by songlines magazine
and besides it's an educational process
i reckon i could now name the 3 previously mentioned rhythms
axe, adi-talam and afro-beat if i stumbled across them somewhere
though hardly in the city i live in any given night of the week
though maybe i just haven't looked hard enough
tonight we move into b territory
bhangra being the first b in this blog
songlines quote -
in the last 30 years, bhangra has come a long way
it started out in india's punjab
as a traditional music for bringing in the harvest
but has become one of the world' great urban styles
it's basis is the single-stringed tumbi played over infectious dhol drums
all supporting extrovert and melodramatic vocals
british punjabis revolutionised bhangra
crossbreeding it with the disco, pop and dance music they came into contact with in the west
this fed back to the subcontinent where bhangra rules
dominating indo-pop and bollywood film scores
the dhol foundation are a large ensemble that would lean towards the urban style
no vocals but 6 dudes on dhol drums across the front of the stage
backed up by bass player, drummer and another percussionist
saw them at womadelaide where i took the photo above
kicked up a storm they did
had the crowd up from their afternoon siesta in no time at all
and proceeded to push out some amazing beats with some syncronised movements
so it was a highly charged aural and visual show
johnny kalsi (right of photo) is the founder of the group
london born and bred (great accent) and taking his home countries music to the masses
the following video is quite long but it's the best quality one i could find
shows very well their amazing rhythmical skills
bhangra - bang on
(4 of 50)
